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israel's capital. for the first time as you mentioned. actually it was the first time since 1970 that jerusalem has been under that -- some kind of attack in that way. so the israelis are concerned about that. tel aviv was also hit for the second time in two days. the violence is ramping up. israel's trying to destroy the palestinian's rocket firing capability. but clearly not succeeding yet. and that raises the possibility that the ground invasion really may happen which, by the way, i'm sure neither israel nor hamas really wants. >> martin very quickly. understand that the israeli military is so well organized they can launch an invasion with one hour's notice? >> i'm not sure who said that but they're ready. we were on the border yesterday with israelis with the tank brigade. they're ready. we saw them clean the barrels, taking orders, last-minute preparations. yeah, they're ready. the israeli army says they're ready to invade. they're just waiting for the order. the political establishment now needs to decide what to do. how to bring
israel's capital. for the first time as you mentioned. actually it was the first time since 1970 that jerusalem has been under that -- some kind of attack in that way. so the israelis are concerned about that. tel aviv was also hit for the second time in two days. the violence is ramping up. israel's trying to destroy the palestinian's rocket firing capability. but clearly not succeeding yet. and that raises the possibility that the ground invasion really may happen which, by the way, i'm sure...
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i think a big part of that has to do with domestic politics inside of israel. we should make one very clear point here. the israelis, there is no one voice. there's a lot of people talking about this from different perspectives. >> we thank you for joining the conversation with your perspective, good to see you. thanks. >> thank you. >>> in the battle for the white house, mitt romney lands another celebrity endorsement, this time from rock star ted nugent. he told a texas newspaper that rick perry would make the best president but of course, perry dropped out. make the best president, but, of course, perry dropped out. ♪ ♪ we discover who we are ♪[music plays] ♪[music plays] purina one beyond. food for your cat or dog. immerse yourself in all over relief [ female announcer ] feeling that flu all over your body? with alka seltzer plus. it's specially formulated to speed relief to every inch of you. liquidate your flu symptoms with alka seltzer plus. but you go in pieces. [ female announcer ] you can't pass mom's inspection with lots of pieces left behind
i think a big part of that has to do with domestic politics inside of israel. we should make one very clear point here. the israelis, there is no one voice. there's a lot of people talking about this from different perspectives. >> we thank you for joining the conversation with your perspective, good to see you. thanks. >> thank you. >>> in the battle for the white house, mitt romney lands another celebrity endorsement, this time from rock star ted nugent. he told a texas...
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israel intercepted them. an earlier hamas rocket hit a home. >>> ban ki moon will arrive for talks on a cease fire. arab league delegation is set to arrive in gaza on tuesday. let's go to israel. we have a live report from tel aviv. when did you last hear the warning sirens? has it been quite since the one we heard with you an hour ago? >> it was a little over an hour ago and the second time the city heard the sirens. two were fired from gaza heading to tel aviv and they were intercepted by israel's iron dome missile defense system. this is a system the israeli defense forces have been using with great success over the last five days. they say they have shot down or intercepted a third of the rockets that have been lobbied from gaza toward israel. today was no exception. we saw that in the night sky here in tel aviv. >> okay. any update on the cease fire talks that you can report, stephanie? >> at the moment, we know they are underway in cairo. egypt is leading them and you have representatives from the pales
israel intercepted them. an earlier hamas rocket hit a home. >>> ban ki moon will arrive for talks on a cease fire. arab league delegation is set to arrive in gaza on tuesday. let's go to israel. we have a live report from tel aviv. when did you last hear the warning sirens? has it been quite since the one we heard with you an hour ago? >> it was a little over an hour ago and the second time the city heard the sirens. two were fired from gaza heading to tel aviv and they were...
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right now, there isn't a palestinian deal that we can do between palestine and israel. you can at least gradually move toward a situation where that becomes more feasible in the future and the steps to get there certainly involve a freeze on settlements. i think that's one of the critical ones. so, i wish the u.s. were doing more to try to create a situation where a middle east peace becomes possible down the road. one of the ironies of the middle east is we know what a deal will look like. a palestinian state with small trade offs. we know the terms. it's the clinton per am ters. they have been negotiated almost to the last "t." it's just a question of how we get there. >> is there anything you hold most dear in this office that once in awhile you take your head out of the computer screen, look at it and say that grounds me? >> one of the things i did back in 2004 that raised a lot of eyebrows, i bought two girls from a brothel and remained in close touch with them over the years. i have their receipts. when i bought them, i got receipts from the brothel that is owned
right now, there isn't a palestinian deal that we can do between palestine and israel. you can at least gradually move toward a situation where that becomes more feasible in the future and the steps to get there certainly involve a freeze on settlements. i think that's one of the critical ones. so, i wish the u.s. were doing more to try to create a situation where a middle east peace becomes possible down the road. one of the ironies of the middle east is we know what a deal will look like. a...
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and will israel really move forward with these plans? >> well, you could really hear and see and feel the frustration in hillary clinton's words there, couldn't you? the reason is because, if there are people who still believe in the meaningful prospect of peace settlement, these have been a very depressing couple of days here. the u.n. votes in favor of the palestinian status upgrade and then this countermeasure from the israelis. let me be clear about this. this comes in two chunks. first of all the 3,000 homes the israelis say they will now build. that will come within existing settlements on the occupied west bank, and possibly extending some of those settlements. it would also be within the arab east part of jerusalem. again, extending existing settlements. but the really controversial plan that the israelis have is to speed up plans to develop a land known as e-1, it's five square miles of dusty hillside. but it is crucially important, because if they do go ahead and build on that land, they will effectively split the west bank in
and will israel really move forward with these plans? >> well, you could really hear and see and feel the frustration in hillary clinton's words there, couldn't you? the reason is because, if there are people who still believe in the meaningful prospect of peace settlement, these have been a very depressing couple of days here. the u.n. votes in favor of the palestinian status upgrade and then this countermeasure from the israelis. let me be clear about this. this comes in two chunks....
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iran, syria, israel, the palestinians, a new constitution in egypt, and all around the periphery of the middle east there are still terrorist elements. and there's a problem in north africa with terrorists. >> and i was also going to add to the conversation north korea. >> that's right. >> you heard the news today, they say they have a missile that could potentially reach the united states. of course it could be weaponized. what's your reaction to that? >> well, we've known this was coming for a long time and we have a missile defense program, a rudimentary program, but it's been in place, put it in place several years ago, and it's designed specifically to handle this. actually we're ahead on that. but they've been relentless bad boys. no matter how difficult their domestic situation is, they've always seemed to find the resources to military power and threatening neighbors and friends and trying to shift technology abroad. it's a rogue regime. it's difficult to deal with. and it adds a complicating factor into the dynamic equation in asia between china and japan and the south china se
iran, syria, israel, the palestinians, a new constitution in egypt, and all around the periphery of the middle east there are still terrorist elements. and there's a problem in north africa with terrorists. >> and i was also going to add to the conversation north korea. >> that's right. >> you heard the news today, they say they have a missile that could potentially reach the united states. of course it could be weaponized. what's your reaction to that? >> well, we've...
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even many in israel have been concerned about this. the question of settlement construction is first and foremost an issue of israeli decision making but they need to be sensitive to the fact this does seem to be a response to diplomatic progress. >> i can read you though e. here's what the former ambassador told "the new york times." this is not just another few houses in jerusalem. this is one of the most sensitive areas of the territory and i would hope the united states will lay down the law, that's meaning to israel. what's your reaction to that? >> the ambassador knows the region very well. this is an issue where every side is testing each other. what we learned from the fight between israel and hamas is the u.s. will be engaged either through war or diplomacy. we're going to get pulled in and we need to make sure we're engaged in the days ahead. it causes each side such heartburn. those need to be tamped down. >> joel rubin, always a pleasure. thank you. >>> next, it's a worker's revolt. fast food fight. how will the giants resp
even many in israel have been concerned about this. the question of settlement construction is first and foremost an issue of israeli decision making but they need to be sensitive to the fact this does seem to be a response to diplomatic progress. >> i can read you though e. here's what the former ambassador told "the new york times." this is not just another few houses in jerusalem. this is one of the most sensitive areas of the territory and i would hope the united states will...
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the united states is required to come to israel's defense. all of a sudden the president of the united states in election year is drawn into a war that he didn't start. so i think that there has been a considerable back and forth between the united states and israel and others and i think that -- that has tempered for the moment this rhetoric about conflicting imminent. >> tell you, it is -- pretty frightening to think about. thank you very much forgiving us your sage thoughts as well. p.j. crowley. >>> gas prices today are the heist they have ever been for this time of year. the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.55. here is our question of the day for all of you about these soaring prices. we want to know at what price would you change your driving habits? i put this question on twitter a while back. here's some of your tweets. i have already changed my driving habits already. it is never too soon to start saving whenever you can. bill says car is an essential. i will forego other pleasurable pursuits instead. we need to walk. g
the united states is required to come to israel's defense. all of a sudden the president of the united states in election year is drawn into a war that he didn't start. so i think that there has been a considerable back and forth between the united states and israel and others and i think that -- that has tempered for the moment this rhetoric about conflicting imminent. >> tell you, it is -- pretty frightening to think about. thank you very much forgiving us your sage thoughts as well....
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only a 48-hour truce between israel and hamas. so there's a positive moves ahead going on trying to end this diplomatically. but not everybody is betting on that right now, alex. >> sounds like all the pieces are on the chess board for sure. thank you very much, martin fletcher. >> let's get some perspective on this crisis. joining me is military analyst general mccaffrey. is there a danger this could turn into a larger middle east war? >> no question. i think we're one step shorter of an all out ground operation in the gaza. i don't see how the israelis could top rate continued threat to huge parts of the civilian population. and then in the background, of course, we have the iranians and hezbollah on the lebanese southern border. the israelis are quite vulnerable to these rocket strikes. fit went to all-out war there would be significant israeli losses. >> all right, general, would the u.s. get involved militarily if this does escalate? >> i don't think so. i think the iranians would be loathe to actually start firing their long
only a 48-hour truce between israel and hamas. so there's a positive moves ahead going on trying to end this diplomatically. but not everybody is betting on that right now, alex. >> sounds like all the pieces are on the chess board for sure. thank you very much, martin fletcher. >> let's get some perspective on this crisis. joining me is military analyst general mccaffrey. is there a danger this could turn into a larger middle east war? >> no question. i think we're one step...
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indeed, political opinion in israel is divided and among military people in israel, there's a strong feeling that any preemptive attack on iran is a bad idea. >> all right. colonel jack jacobs, thank you very much. >>> four americans are dead after another so-call insider attack. a member of the afghan security forces reportedly opened fire on the security check point. nbc's atia abawi is in kabul with more. hello to you. what's the latest? >> the deadliest year for insider attacks. 51 nato coalition members have died this year alone from these insider attacks. that's up from 35 in all of 2011. before that in 2007 and 2008 there was a grand total of four coalition soldiers who died from these insider attacks. this one today occurred in zabul province in southern afghanistan. it seems from local officials that they may have been duped by the police. the police were at a security check point according to one afghan official. they say that they were under attack and called for help from these american service members. when they came, some, at least one, turned his weapon on the american
indeed, political opinion in israel is divided and among military people in israel, there's a strong feeling that any preemptive attack on iran is a bad idea. >> all right. colonel jack jacobs, thank you very much. >>> four americans are dead after another so-call insider attack. a member of the afghan security forces reportedly opened fire on the security check point. nbc's atia abawi is in kabul with more. hello to you. what's the latest? >> the deadliest year for insider...
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israel wants the end of weapons smuggled into gaza. that's what the issue is going to be about. >> we've been talking the last couple days broadcasting through this and you've made the point that these types of squirmishes along the border, they are routine. not the fact that a palestinian was killed but these attempts to kind of go up to the fence and test that border line, right? i mean this happens all the time. every day. >> well, it's been going on for years. and that's one of the problems. the israelis patrol the area. palestinian people who live on the other side, it's their land. they want to use their land. to many of them it's farmland. but it's also land that palestinian militants can use to lay land mines and to shoot at israelis. the closer the palestinians come to the fence, the more worried the israelis are that they're actually, what the israelis call terrorists. so the israelis instituted what they call a 300 yard no-go zone. palestinians not allowed in that. israel wanted that to stop terrorists. but the palestinians
israel wants the end of weapons smuggled into gaza. that's what the issue is going to be about. >> we've been talking the last couple days broadcasting through this and you've made the point that these types of squirmishes along the border, they are routine. not the fact that a palestinian was killed but these attempts to kind of go up to the fence and test that border line, right? i mean this happens all the time. every day. >> well, it's been going on for years. and that's one of...
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the chips are down, i have israel's back. i believe that peace with the palestinians is consistent with israel's founding values. because of our shared belief in self-determination, because israel's place as a jewish and democratic state must be protected. >> the president that addressed the controversy surrounding iran's nuclear program. >> no israeli government can tolerate a nuclear weapon in the hands of a regime that denies the holocaust, threatens to wipe israel off the map and sponsors terrorist groups committed to israel's disruption. a nuclear armed iran is completely counter to israel's security interests. but it is also counter to the national security interests of the united states. >> the president said that he's keeping all options open, though, when dealing with iran. >> i firmly believe that an opportunity still remains for diplomacy backed by pressure to succeed. but both israel and the united states have an interest in seeing this challenge resolved diplomatically. when it comes to preventing iran from obtai
the chips are down, i have israel's back. i believe that peace with the palestinians is consistent with israel's founding values. because of our shared belief in self-determination, because israel's place as a jewish and democratic state must be protected. >> the president that addressed the controversy surrounding iran's nuclear program. >> no israeli government can tolerate a nuclear weapon in the hands of a regime that denies the holocaust, threatens to wipe israel off the map...
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it shows the truth and that they were not beaten by israel. the fact that they were able to fire rockets into israel even after absorbing 1500 air strikes to them is a success. their bar for success is much lower than israel's bar for success but they believe in their success and that complicates issues not only vis-a-vis israel but internally with the west bank. hamas has shown that it doesn't pay and violence does. >> martin, do leaders want a two state solution or do they refuse to recognize israel's right to exist? >> it's a no and a yes. they do not recognize the right to exist. it's in the hamas charter. it's founded on the belief that israel has no right to exist. that complicates any future peace negotiations and so, be yes, tla complicates it. and it means that hamas will never recognize israel's right to exist. it's possible that they can come to a long-term agreement which allows them to live quietly side by side. that would be the maximum that could come out of these negotiations. >> talk about a stumbling block right out of the st
it shows the truth and that they were not beaten by israel. the fact that they were able to fire rockets into israel even after absorbing 1500 air strikes to them is a success. their bar for success is much lower than israel's bar for success but they believe in their success and that complicates issues not only vis-a-vis israel but internally with the west bank. hamas has shown that it doesn't pay and violence does. >> martin, do leaders want a two state solution or do they refuse to...
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hezbollah firing katyusha rockets into israel. the israeli has just hit a building here that they believe housed some hezbollah leaders. we rushed over there to get some pictures and to do an on-camera piece. i remember telling the camera person, i could hear the israeli drone overhead which means they were still checking it out. maybe they wanted a follow upstrike. i said one take and we're out of here, and i'll never forget. i nailed it, one take. dada dada da to the lighting. i didn't like the lighting, let's do it again. dude! three takes and we were out of there. you can't see the drones, but you can hear it as it's flying over. very freaky. >> are there stories where you walk away with your faith in humanity having been restored? >> all the time. sometimes when i give speeches, one of the things i say, none of us -- first of all, none of us knows we're capable of until we are trulli tested and i see that all the time when i cover disasters, and i see horrible things, man, i couldn't get out of bed the next day if that happen
hezbollah firing katyusha rockets into israel. the israeli has just hit a building here that they believe housed some hezbollah leaders. we rushed over there to get some pictures and to do an on-camera piece. i remember telling the camera person, i could hear the israeli drone overhead which means they were still checking it out. maybe they wanted a follow upstrike. i said one take and we're out of here, and i'll never forget. i nailed it, one take. dada dada da to the lighting. i didn't like...
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>> this is just a long line of threats against israel that go back for years, denials of israel's right to exist and the escalation of tensions between iran and israel are reaching a boiling point. recent attempts to assassinate israeli diplomats and police in georgia from which i just came a few days ago as well as in new delhi, and of course, the overall stake of the situation based on iran's nuclear ambitions. >> so the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog agency, the iaea, says its report that iran has sharply increased its uranium enrichment. so what does that mean for gathering enough material for a nuclear weapon? >> alex, the iaea inspectors were there last week. they were invited in by the iranian government and then denied access to the facilities that they wanted to inspect, and the iranians denied entering into any understanding that would allow these inspectors to continue their work. >> can i ask something? why do they do that? why do they bring them in and then say, well, you can't go there. we're not going give you access to something. what is that? >> it's part of their bait and swi
>> this is just a long line of threats against israel that go back for years, denials of israel's right to exist and the escalation of tensions between iran and israel are reaching a boiling point. recent attempts to assassinate israeli diplomats and police in georgia from which i just came a few days ago as well as in new delhi, and of course, the overall stake of the situation based on iran's nuclear ambitions. >> so the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog agency, the iaea, says its report...
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israel. it's important. but on the ground it doesn't really change anything at all. when the vote was held, almost all the palestinians i spoke to said the same thing. this doesn't change anything on the ground. the israelis say the only thing that will change is face-to-face negotiations between the palestinians and israel. the israelis say the path to peace does not go 5,000 miles away through the united nations in new york. it's seven miles between jerusalem and ramallah. let's meet here and talk. >> when you put that in perspective. seven miles. wow. martin fletcher this in tel aviv. thank you so much. >>> now a whopper of a sink hole for number four of our first five web stories. the crater in dover, ohio is reportedly as large as four football field. the department of transportation thinks dredging near a pond may have eroded enough land to lead to this collapse. several nearby homes are threatened by the unstable ground and a damaged interstate is now shut down indefinitely. s. i put'e
israel. it's important. but on the ground it doesn't really change anything at all. when the vote was held, almost all the palestinians i spoke to said the same thing. this doesn't change anything on the ground. the israelis say the only thing that will change is face-to-face negotiations between the palestinians and israel. the israelis say the path to peace does not go 5,000 miles away through the united nations in new york. it's seven miles between jerusalem and ramallah. let's meet here and...
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. >> it also seems like israel has kind of backed off. are they watching to see what happens now inside of iran too? >> yes. a whole new tone from israel this week. all this talk we saw a few weeks ago by red lines. it's been replaced by let's do more sanctions. this seems to be working. let's continue u the pressure on iran. let's continue what seems to be a working policy. we'll see what happens. >> we will see. we'll have you back and talk about it. many thanks. >> thank you. >> that's a wrap of this hour with wooek ends wi"weekends wit" straight ahead, more political talk on "up with chris hayes." and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 2013 chevrolet malibu. ♪ refined comfort to get you in a malibu state of mind no matter what state you live in. ♪ is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make t
. >> it also seems like israel has kind of backed off. are they watching to see what happens now inside of iran too? >> yes. a whole new tone from israel this week. all this talk we saw a few weeks ago by red lines. it's been replaced by let's do more sanctions. this seems to be working. let's continue u the pressure on iran. let's continue what seems to be a working policy. we'll see what happens. >> we will see. we'll have you back and talk about it. many thanks. >>...
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they most likely will retaliate against israel. i doubt if they try to block the straits of hormuz and even if they did we would reopen them because they can't keep them closed for very long. the price of oil would be well over $200 a barrel and you'd end up with the financial markets both here and in europe, stunned and shocked by all of the uncertainty. it's conceivable that our own fledgling recovery would be retarded or seriously delayed. the iranians would step up their attacks against american forces in afghanistan and you'll see an increase in regional tensions and end in terror and american assets. it's not the end of the world for sure, but it's not a great situation and no american president wants to court some situation if in fact, there is both time and determination to try the other options, but i'll say it again. this year or next iran is determined to require a capacity to produce ultimately a weapon. the israelis will not allow that to happen and ultimately, it seems to me, neither can the united states. >> i want t
they most likely will retaliate against israel. i doubt if they try to block the straits of hormuz and even if they did we would reopen them because they can't keep them closed for very long. the price of oil would be well over $200 a barrel and you'd end up with the financial markets both here and in europe, stunned and shocked by all of the uncertainty. it's conceivable that our own fledgling recovery would be retarded or seriously delayed. the iranians would step up their attacks against...
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and israel are very split on how much time is left before israel feels that it has to attack iran's nuclear sites? what's your take on this? >> well, the defense minister of israel gave a speech a few days ago in tell la veef in which he said, quote, we no longer can assume that we can wait until later. later is too late. in other words, what he was saying and telegraphing is iran has indeed reached the point where it has now sufficient uranium in order to be able to produce a bomb. now, the question of course is will they test it? that's going to be the key. that will be the best signal to everybody, including those intelligence officials who have been going around and assassinating nuclear scientists. they probably know more than anyone where iran is at this point. because if you know where those sign activities are, you know what's going on with their weapons program. >> you know, it sounds like a spy movie when you talk about the assassination of these scientists. and we do have an official that told nbc news that these were arranged by israel, these assassinations of these kind of lowe
and israel are very split on how much time is left before israel feels that it has to attack iran's nuclear sites? what's your take on this? >> well, the defense minister of israel gave a speech a few days ago in tell la veef in which he said, quote, we no longer can assume that we can wait until later. later is too late. in other words, what he was saying and telegraphing is iran has indeed reached the point where it has now sufficient uranium in order to be able to produce a bomb. now,...
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>> well, clearly israel has no leverage in terms of sanctions. naktd, there was an interesting quote just about a month ago by the deputy prime minister saying some countries act via sanctions and some countries have to act in other ways. sort of a subtle maybe acknowledgement of israel's participation or leadership or direction ever the various ways we've seen iran's program being undermined, namely, the attack on -- the killing of nuclear scientist, the virus, computer virus last year that disabled centrifuges that enrich uranium and also two suspicious attacks on military facilities that house long-range mils ils. >> the killing of the iranian scientist, though, who's behind that? i mean, i know we don't know for sure, but if it were to be israel, as has been publicly speck lai speculated, how would they be able to even launch such an attack that? >> you know, israel is known in the intelligence community as being able to recruit people. i would suspect outside of raunl, pakistan, maybe somewhere else, to be able to carry out these very ambiti
>> well, clearly israel has no leverage in terms of sanctions. naktd, there was an interesting quote just about a month ago by the deputy prime minister saying some countries act via sanctions and some countries have to act in other ways. sort of a subtle maybe acknowledgement of israel's participation or leadership or direction ever the various ways we've seen iran's program being undermined, namely, the attack on -- the killing of nuclear scientist, the virus, computer virus last year...
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i mean, just take israel for example. israel is deadly serious about stopping iran's nuclear program. >> right. >> and they see a narrowing window of opportunity where they can strike iran before iran is able to put its capabilities essentially beyond israel's capacity to destroy and so it is very easy to see how an incident could happen that could escalate and let cooler heads prevail. >> talking about cooler heads prevailing. there is the possibility of talks in the near future. many parties are saying let's do this, let's get this done. do you expect that to happen to the success of bringing down this war clock? >> well, i mean, that's what we would like to see. but most of the experts are fairly pessimistic about the latest round of talks. israel is, as i said, deadly serious about stopping iran. iran is intrance gentleman at the moment. meanwhile, you have president barack obama who is trying to find a way to use sanctions and diplomacy to stop iran's nuclear program without using force. and he has an upcoming presid
i mean, just take israel for example. israel is deadly serious about stopping iran's nuclear program. >> right. >> and they see a narrowing window of opportunity where they can strike iran before iran is able to put its capabilities essentially beyond israel's capacity to destroy and so it is very easy to see how an incident could happen that could escalate and let cooler heads prevail. >> talking about cooler heads prevailing. there is the possibility of talks in the near...
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i think that's actually in israel's interest. but israel wants to keep up as much pressure. you'll see statements from netanyahu, warning, expressing concerns that the con kecession from iran are not enough. >> if these talks prove successful and the next round which starts on may 23rd, does this mean the possibility of a military strike against iran is off the table completely? >> no, you can't say it's off the table. what you can say is that as of today, after this first round of resumed negotiations, military action between israel or the u.s. and iran is less likely than it was a few months ago. that's not to say that the s gone. until we have a deal, an announcement, an acceptance of that deal by everybody concerned, you have to remain nervous. but it's less likely than it was. >> david ignatius, thank you. >> thank you. >>> office politics with rachel maddow, why she thinks we should not delve into the personal lives of candidates? that's coming up next on "weekends with alex witt." [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, t
i think that's actually in israel's interest. but israel wants to keep up as much pressure. you'll see statements from netanyahu, warning, expressing concerns that the con kecession from iran are not enough. >> if these talks prove successful and the next round which starts on may 23rd, does this mean the possibility of a military strike against iran is off the table completely? >> no, you can't say it's off the table. what you can say is that as of today, after this first round of...
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one of our church members sent me a photo of kids going to school in israel and their teacher has a gunsling on her shoulder. it is part and parcel to life. >> does that bring some measure of comfort knowing that will is a communal agony around this world that everybody is sharing in the grief? >> they have been sharing in it to a degree. we have had folks from all over the place contacting, wanting to send in home-knit prayer shawls, helping us hand out resources, praying important those that are hurting, and songs that they have written, poems they have written, just trying to help those that are hurting the loss of this community. >> even they the most faithful at times don't make it to church. we lead busy lives. i'm curious if have you seen an uptake in the number of pews in your congregation. >> to a degree. we spur of the moment put together a prayer service on friday evening and our only means of communication was to throw it out on facebook and on our church website and the folks of the church took it from there, spreading the word. this is where we are ex- -- word spreads quickly a
one of our church members sent me a photo of kids going to school in israel and their teacher has a gunsling on her shoulder. it is part and parcel to life. >> does that bring some measure of comfort knowing that will is a communal agony around this world that everybody is sharing in the grief? >> they have been sharing in it to a degree. we have had folks from all over the place contacting, wanting to send in home-knit prayer shawls, helping us hand out resources, praying important...
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he also pledged to aid any nation or group that challenges israel. and in an apparent reference to iran's forces headed by hezbollah suggesting they could be given the green light to renew attacks on israel as the standoff between these two continues. also, iran's oil minister today says that iran would cut off oil supplies to european countries because of the ban on oil sanctions from iran. also, he said if iran is stopped from selling even one drop of oil, they wouldn't backpedal on their nuclear program. as you said, iran's very powerful revolutionary guard started military drills in the south of the country this morgue, which are due to last up to a month. alex? >> so ali you addressed something about the sanctions, but what about any potential talks? could that head off this confrontation? >> reporter: well, iran has said that they're open to talks without preconditions, but the big elephant in the room is uranium enrichment. iran says it won't back down on uranium enrichment. that's a precondition that the west wants to reignite talks. so it's
he also pledged to aid any nation or group that challenges israel. and in an apparent reference to iran's forces headed by hezbollah suggesting they could be given the green light to renew attacks on israel as the standoff between these two continues. also, iran's oil minister today says that iran would cut off oil supplies to european countries because of the ban on oil sanctions from iran. also, he said if iran is stopped from selling even one drop of oil, they wouldn't backpedal on their...
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>> i think so they have several hundred long range missiles that go out 1200 miles and could strike israel or u.s. base. having said that, alex, no question, the u.s. nave and i have air force have substantially reinforced our military presence. we could clear the mine threat, destroy the iranian revolutionary guard forces inside the gulf but it would be a big wanted consequences would be significant. >> general barry mckpaf fry, thank you for weighing in on a very troubling situation. apeciate it. good to be with you, alex. >>> time for your fast five headlines. southern russia, the death toll from severe flooding reached at least 150. the raging floodwaters come from the 24-hour torrential rain that dumped a foot of water in some spots. >>> tokyo, u.s. and 70 other country and organizations pledged $16 billion in aid for afghanistan. the donations spread out over the next four years when most foreign troops will be leaving. >>> forces in syria today have begun military exercises while secretary of state hillary clinton today said the syrian state could collapse. clinton said the regime o
>> i think so they have several hundred long range missiles that go out 1200 miles and could strike israel or u.s. base. having said that, alex, no question, the u.s. nave and i have air force have substantially reinforced our military presence. we could clear the mine threat, destroy the iranian revolutionary guard forces inside the gulf but it would be a big wanted consequences would be significant. >> general barry mckpaf fry, thank you for weighing in on a very troubling...
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and you can construct a scenario where israel attacks and iran retaliates against israel and draws the united states into a conflict defending israel and then, you know, drawing in a country like syria which is under trait pressure which we saw this week and prospect of a wider conflict in the middle east without any idea what the outcome would be. >> do you think that israeli u.s. officials both envisioned a day after the -- what happens next? >> i mean, to quote david petraeus, different context, where this -- where does this end? i don't think we have this as of yet a real confidence that exercise the military option as viable as that may need to be at some point in the future necessarily tells you how perspective conflict would unfold. we have a couple of examples when -- israel knocked out the nuclear reactor 20 years ago, iraq shows not to retaliate but it did reinvigorate nuclear program. likewise, you know, some of the last few years, israel knocked out a nuclear reactor in syria and syria ended up just kind of leveling the site and trying not to admit what it was up to. those
and you can construct a scenario where israel attacks and iran retaliates against israel and draws the united states into a conflict defending israel and then, you know, drawing in a country like syria which is under trait pressure which we saw this week and prospect of a wider conflict in the middle east without any idea what the outcome would be. >> do you think that israeli u.s. officials both envisioned a day after the -- what happens next? >> i mean, to quote david petraeus,...
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israel is particularly concerned about this. this could be a year we see a confrontation, whether a military strike or something else. if that happens, that would affect oil prices. some economists say they're $10 or $20 a barrel higher because of something that may happen in iran. lot of oil goes through the straits of hormuz off of the coast. that could be a problem. we'll have to watch that and seep how it plays out. >> you also say the stock market is going to plunge. to some observers, they say that's not much of a prediction. we've been teetering for some time and have seen major dips and major days of recovery. when you say plunge shall how drastic? >> investors are watching europe and saying look, we'll have a tarp moment. that's the phrase on wall street and in europe as we had in the united states where lehman brothers failed. the stock mashlgts plunged and it took the u.s. government getting involved to get things sorted out. that's the scenario investors are looking for in europe with this background noise of this fi
israel is particularly concerned about this. this could be a year we see a confrontation, whether a military strike or something else. if that happens, that would affect oil prices. some economists say they're $10 or $20 a barrel higher because of something that may happen in iran. lot of oil goes through the straits of hormuz off of the coast. that could be a problem. we'll have to watch that and seep how it plays out. >> you also say the stock market is going to plunge. to some...
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one report this morning suggests that an attack on iran by israel may not be as close as once thought. >>> in office politics, the "today" show's savannah guthrie, we hear one question, it's a key one, of what she asked the the president in her interview with him this week. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." today reaction to a rare reversal from u.s. intelligence officials on what happened in libya. officials now admit they got it wrong. the director of national intelligence office says, quote, we revised our initial assessment to reflect new information. and the intelligence community now believes it was a deliberate and organized attack which left the u.s. ambassador and three others dead. now members of congress from both parties are demanding answers. on the ground in benghazi investigators can't even get to the scene. nbc's mike viqueira is joining us from the white house with more. good saturday morning to you. >> good morning. >> how big is this reversal? >> it's a very big deal. from the beginning, alex, ever since those attacks on september 11th in
one report this morning suggests that an attack on iran by israel may not be as close as once thought. >>> in office politics, the "today" show's savannah guthrie, we hear one question, it's a key one, of what she asked the the president in her interview with him this week. good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." today reaction to a rare reversal from u.s. intelligence officials on what happened in libya. officials now admit they got it wrong....
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and israel were involved. the u.s. denies that. joining me from washington is reporter famed for covering hugh, elizabeth hugh miller. nice to see you. >> good morning. good to see you. >> you reported this week that the u.s. warned iran through secret channels about any sort of threat to close the strait of hormuz. what did you learn about that? >> well, pretty much what we learned we put in the new york times. we would have liked to have learned more. we did learn from multiple sources in the government there is a back channel to the iranian supreme leader. we don't know exactly who is conveying the message, but we were certain that there are such messages being conveyed and people say, well, obviously these messages are being conveyed publicly. why bother privately. this is to underscore the concern the u.s. has about this. sometimes countries make public statements and people don't take them seriously. in this case, they're saying this is ear yus. >> elisabeth, did you get a sense of the efficacy of the secret channel communica
and israel were involved. the u.s. denies that. joining me from washington is reporter famed for covering hugh, elizabeth hugh miller. nice to see you. >> good morning. good to see you. >> you reported this week that the u.s. warned iran through secret channels about any sort of threat to close the strait of hormuz. what did you learn about that? >> well, pretty much what we learned we put in the new york times. we would have liked to have learned more. we did learn from...